Shakespeare pg 2

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and concepts related to Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and its rhetorical devices.

Blank Verse

Unrhymed iambic pentameter used in most of Shakespeare's plays.

Rhetorical Device

A technique used to persuade or make an argument more effective.

Repetition

The use of words and phrases more than once to emphasize ideas.

Parallelism

The repetition of grammatical structures to express related ideas.

Rhetorical Question

A question that does not require an answer, used to assert the speaker's point.

Antithesis

The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas within a sentence for effect.

Cast of Characters

A list of characters in a play outlining their ranks and relationships.

Stage Directions

Instructions in the script of a play indicating actions and movements.

Paraphrase

Restating a passage's key points in one's own words to aid understanding.